Enrollment Policies for Diploma Program Students

Minimum semester course loads

In any semester in which you choose to register, the following minimum course loads apply:

Students in a diploma program are required to register full-time each semester of enrollment. In a fall or spring semester, full-time is at least 10 credit hours (including 2 credits of ensemble). [The 10 credit minimum enrollment policy begins in fall semester 2014 for all diploma and visiting students]

In any JSoM summer session in which a diploma student chooses to register, there is no full-time requirement. Enrollment in lessons and ensemble is optional in the summer (not required).

These minimum semester enrollment requirements apply even in a student's final semester.

﻿Undergraduate Diploma Students and Federal Financial Aid Eligibility

Please note that undergraduate diploma students who are enrolled in less than 12 credit hours are considered 3/4 time (as opposed to full-time) in terms of federal financial aid eligibility definitions. Please contact the Student Central on Union Office if you have questions about this definition.